THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ALLEN PARK, Mich. -- The Detroit Lions signed former Cincinnati running back Rudi Johnson to a one-year deal and released running back Tatum Bell.

The Lions signed Johnson on Tuesday, a day after he worked out with the team. The 28-year-old missed most of training camp with the Bengals because of a hamstring injury and was cut Saturday.

The five-foot-10, 225-pound Johnson ran for a team-record 1,458 yards in 2005 and 1,300-plus yards in 2006. But hamstring problems limited him to nine starts and a 2.9-yard average last year, and the injury has lingered.

Cincinnati drafted him in the fourth round in 2001.

Bell came to Detroit before last season in a trade with the Denver Broncos. He had 44 carries for 182 yards in five games for the Lions.